Adjustable fruit-jar holder.



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citizen of the United States, residing at the hands is eliminated, thereby reducing the danger of burning the hands and at the same time a means is provided for holding the jar against turning when the cover is being screwed thereon or unscrewed therefrom.

A further object of the invention is to.

produce a simple and inexpensive device and yet one which will be exceedingly ef-' fective for the purposes for which it is de signed.

These objects, I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of the parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claims.

On the drawings, similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views. 7

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the holder. Fig. 2 is a side view from theoutside showing the hinge bent inwardly. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the device as it would appear in folded position.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on the drawings, I first provide two handle members each comprising an outer portion 1 and an inner portion 3 at an angle thereto, such innerportions 3 being provided with keepers 20f metal covered with a lamination of rubber, leather or other adhesive material 13. The ends 3, projecting through these keepers 2, are hinged to suitable metallic links 6 which, at their other ends as at 8, are hinged to links 7 made of bent wires, as shown, which are covered with rubber tubing or similar material 12. The said links 7 at their free Specification of Letters Patent. 7

as will enable others ations from such Patented Feb. 8, rare.

= Application filed. July 23,1914. seria ms5ae0af= ends, are hinged together by means of a collar 10. n

Projecting downwardly from the keepers 2 are finger members 45 having inwardly projecting ends 5. In practice, the jar or other member to be held is inserted within the circumference of the holder and rests against the points 5 which prevent the holder from slippingupwardly on the jar or other member. By gripping the handles 2 and moving them toward each other, the holder is engaged in frictional contact with the jar or other member, all for the purposes set out in the preamble to this specification.

When the device is fully extended, as

. shown in Fig. 1, it will fit around one size of jar. To fit a smaller jar, one of the links 6 is folded inwardly to reduce the circumference of the holder, whereupon a smaller sized jar can be engaged by the holder, the frictional engagement of the holder with the jar preventing the link 6 from unfolding again. When a still smaller jar is to be used, the other ofv the links 6 is folded inwardly to further reduce the circumference of the holder with an apparent function. (See Fig. 3.) The covered keepers 2 afl'ord a good gripping surface and this function is aided further by means of the tubing 12.

From the foregoing description it will readily be seenthat I have produced such a device as substantially fulfils the objects of the invention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in de-. tail the present and preferred construction of the device, still in practice, such deviof the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described myinvention what I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is z 1; A holder of the character described comprising two handle members, each handle member having an outer portion and an inner portion at an angle thereto, the latter a detail may be resorted to r as do not form a departure from the spirit to decrease the diameter of the holder, as of said last named links, said first named described. links being adapted to fold inwardly to 2. A holder of the character described decrease the diameter of the holder, as

comprising two handle members, each handescribed. l5 5 dle member comprising an outer portion a In testimony whereof I aflix my signature and an inner portion a3 an angle 1thereto, in presenceof two witnesses.

the latter being adapte to partia ly 'suri 7 round a jar or the like, a link connected with WILLIAM TULL' each inner portion, another link hinged to Witnesses: 120 each of said first named links, a collar dis- Jos A B. VVEBsTER,

posed around and joining the opposite ends 7 FLOYD M. BLANCHARD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

